Seth A Smith (born 1977) is a Canadian artist, filmmaker and musician from

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. He is the frontman for

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and director of feature films '' The Crescent'' and ''

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''.

Film

After directing a number of shorts and music videos, Smith shifted focus to film. In 2012, he completed his first feature, ''

'', which ''

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'' named "The feel bad hit of 2012." The film won the Audience Award at The

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and went on to receive a 20-city crowd source theatrical release in Canada. His second feature, '' The Crescent'', premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 and won a number of awards and honourable mentions at various other festivals. Smith was nominated for the

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. His third feature film, ''

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'', premiered at the

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in 2020.

Music

Along with Nancy Urich, KC Spidle, and Meg Yoshida, Smith is a member of

band. They produce material at their home studio, Fundog Recordings. Smith's other recording projects include film soundtracks, solo recordings, and a collaboration with indie musician

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Visual art

A substantial part of Smith's visual art practice has been in design and screenprinting with Yorodeo and collaboration with artist Paul Hammond.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Seth A. Living people Canadian indie rock musicians Film directors from Nova Scotia Canadian printmakers 1977 births Canadian designers Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian music video directors Artists from Nova Scotia Horror film directors